Australia’s first industry-led collection and recycling program bagMUSTER®, starts rounding up agriculture's soft plastic bags
Australia’s first industry-led collection and recycling program for soft plastic agricultural input bags has officially launched today in Ballarat. Collection sites are now opening across Victoria as Phase 1 of a national roll-out. bagMUSTER® is a new initiative of CropLife Australia in partnership with the Australian Seed Federation.
bagMUSTER is here – Revolutionising agricultural plastic recycling
The agricultural industry is making a significant stride toward sustainability with the opening of the first bagMUSTER collection sites. This pioneering, not-for-profit, industry-led program addresses plastic waste from single-use woven polypropylene (PP) bags. The program’s first phase is live in Western Victoria, with collection sites in Kyneton, Romsey, and Woodend. Farmers can drop off eligible bags, such as those used for fertilisers and stock feed.
Announcing Drums-to-Drums: Evolution of drumMUSTER sets a new standard in plastic recycling
Nearly one million plastic agricultural chemical containers could now be recycled directly back into new agricultural chemical containers each year, under a new drumMUSTER® initiative unveiled in Victoria today.